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Biometrics to replace stamps at EU border from 12th October this year
Officials have confirmed that biometric checks will replace stamps in passports for individuals travelling within and outside of the EU beginning on October...
Criminal network dedicated to “ghost merchandise” has been dismantled
In a joint operation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and involving police forces from Greece, France, and Bulgaria, agents from the...
Ferry docks in Alicante with 2,249 packets of tobacco hidden in two armored doors
The Guardia Civil seized 2,249 cartons of illegal cigarettes hidden in two armoured doors and carried by a man in a van that arrived in Alicante via boat from...
Retiring In Style: Why The Costa Blanca Is The Ultimate Retirement Destination
Finding the ideal spot to spend your retirement years isn’t easy, but the Costa Blanca checks all the boxes. The Costa Blanca is the permanent home of...
Ministry of Transport to reopen the AP-7 tunnel in Pilar de la Horadada to traffic tomorrow
The Cartagena-bound lane of the Pilar de la Horadada tunnel, located at kilometre 772 on the AP-7, will be opened by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable...
Torrevieja returns 1.6 million in EU funds and will pay 100,000 in interest for failing to improve transport
Torrevieja City Council has missed all deadlines for delivering initiatives connected to the city’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and the digital and...
BBVA and Banco Sabadell merger delayed for 3 years
Spain’s government yesterday, Tuesday June 24th, postponed a merger between banking behemoth BBVA and rival Sabadell for three years, complicating a...
Meetings begin to report on the new immigration law in Torrevieja
Torrevieja City Council’s Department of Coexistence and Integration, through the Migrant Assistance Office (PANGEA), has begun meetings and discussions...
Torrevieja will offer meetings to inform foreigners about the latest developments in the Immigration Law
Following the enactment of the new Immigration Law last Tuesday, May 20th, by Royal Decree 1155/2024 of November 19th, the Torrevieja City Council’s...
Alicante prepares for biometric border control
From October 2025, the EU rules force people from “third-party” countries to enter European territories through the “entry-exit system”...
